Question of the week: Massachusetts' immigration story

Monday

Immigration issues in Massachusetts are different than those throughout the country. How will you use the Massachusetts immigration story to inform discussions at the federal level?

Politicians on both sides have been playing political football with this issue for too long. It’s time to stop fighting and fix this. As many people now know, this issue is very personal to me. My brother-in-law is a naturalized citizen. The process took him more than 15 years doing it the right way. Any successful immigration policy requires both certainty and humanity. Everyone benefits from a clearly defined system. We must re-establish the rule of law and reject sanctuary policies. There is no point in changing or making new laws if we can’t all agree to follow existing laws.